The weather service has promised us an unstable weather condition through the weekend. I had already decided that the lawn will be mowed today, so I was grateful the the rain only came in sprinkles and spurts. Randy was really hungry this morning so he opened a coconut before going to early morning prayer (5:30am). I was actually very glad because there was a gnawing in my stomach as well. My thinking is, that has something to do with an early dinner.
After the coconut and the lawn, it was time for shower and breakfast. For today’s meals I have thawed out some Pork Breakfast Sausage and some chicken thighs from Whole Foods. Here is my thought…we’ll have some sausage with breakfast (after all it is “breakfast” sausage), and the chicken for lunch. Well by the time I was done with the lawn and shower thing it was already about 9:30. My goal is to be done with the outside stuff by 9am or 10am at the latest. Then there was the prep of the sausage, and OH…I think I want hash browns today. I did have some russet potatoes and “Mr. Robot Coupe” was ready to help.
Let me explain Mr. Robot Coupe. Many years ago, after burning out more than my fair share of food processors, my husband decided that I needed an industrial strength food processor. Needless to say, I went several years without one as he thought it was useless to buy anything sub-standard. One day, for my birthday, Randy decided to seek out the biggest, baddest, most gnarly (I think you get the picture) food processor ever made. He called all (maybe 2 at the time) of the restaurant supply places on Maui and found the one that had the “machine” he wanted me to have. Let me introduce…”Mr. Robot Coupe“. He only has three settings – ON, OFF, and PULSE. What more do you need? It is so solid…well, some day you will have to see one to believe it.
As silently as possible, Mr. Robot Coupe grated the potato in seconds. I think it takes longer to rinse him clean than to use him. There is no better pan than a cast iron skillet to cook hash browns. There is no better grease than ghee to cook the potatoes in. Was that just a dangling participle? I was never that good at English and Grammar.
The hash browns turned out perfect and of coarse we had to have a perfectly poached egg on top. Mmmmmm, creamy goodness. Recapping today’s breakfast we had sausage, eggs and hash browns.
After the cleanup it was off to work. Today was very busy. A lot of phone calls and people stopping in, as well as our own preparation for the Seabury Crafts Fair. Yes, this weekend will be busy upcountry.
‘Round about 3pm, my tummy told me it was time for lunch. Henry made it clear to me that what I had fixed was not a late lunch but rather an early dinner. I had to agree as we did not begin to eat until about 4pm. So the dilemma was simply this – I knew I was going to grill some chicken thighs, but what could I serve with it? A quick perusal over the fridge told me that I needed to do something with cabbage. I could do a quick stir fry, but I just wasn’t interested in that flavor. I thought it might clash with the mesquite chicken. Cole slaw is what came to mind next, and I knew that it was just what we needed. I started with 1/2 head of cabbage and 1 carrot. The dressing consisted of 1/3 C of grape seed oil,1/2 lemon, 2 T apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp sugar, 1 lg. clove garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Then I added some raw sunflower seeds and pepitas (pumpkin seeds). I was right, it perfectly complimented the chicken. For desert we had a nice piece of dark chocolate made on the Big Island.
Once again, lunch was so late I had to opt for ice water for dinner. Randy, on the other hand, had to have a snack before bed. I think he made a quesadilla.
by rebecca
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